Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at JBS SWIFT
Start: 6/1/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016064839 · 6/1/2016 · JBS SWIFT

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Centrifuges

Employer

Name: JBS SWIFT
Location: 800 N 8TH AVE, GREELEY, COLORADO, 80631
NAICS: 311611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was investigating the cause of a mechanical malfunction on a centrifuge used to process waste water. While the employee was pulling on a belt and pulley mechanism, the weight of the belt crushed the employee's left index finger, requiring surgery and overnight hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown